In the previous post on Barcelona I introduced El Gòtic, the heart of Barcelona’s old city, and Las Ramblas, the city wall turned promenade. A bike ride through the neighborhoods of Barceloneta, Vila Olímpica and Sant Martí introduced some of the more recent...

A few posts ago we spoke of Helsinki’s spring awakening. One week ago, however, we experienced Finland’s Spring Explosion.Explosive street life at the steps of Senate Cathedral We speak of May Day, the traditional spring festival celebrated across northern and central Europe...

In addition to our personal travels, our semester program includes three architectural study tours throughout the diverse regions of Finland. A few months ago, we reported on our excursion to the Arctic Circle. Here, we present to you our adventure through the deep woods of Finland’s...

As we experience Finland and Helsinki we continue to catalog and document the plethora of details, nuances, and findings that cross our path. We hope to share these findings with you. Here you have it, our first installment of an ongoing series: Sights, Sounds, and Observations. Enjoy, and please...

Elevator at National Pensions Building by Alvar Aalto. Helsinki, Finland

Rovaniemi: Home to the arctic circle, Santa Claus, reindeer, world class skiers, and of course, a wealth of Alvar Aalto works. Excursion As our colleagues Brian and Brownyn of the Red Herring mentioned in an earlier post, we traveled to the northern Finnish City of Rovaniemi for a study tour...

The Mieskuoro Huutajat, or Men's Choir Shouters, is a shouting choir from Oulu, Finland.